The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 174

Chapter 174 Listen To My Girlfriend

The woman froze for a moment, her perfectly applied makeup faltering slightly as embarrassment and awkwardness flashed across her face.

Her eyes swept over Corrine from head to toe, and a fleeting look of disdain crossed her

features.

She had just thrown herself at Nate, only to be rejected, so what possible chance could

the woman before her have?

However, Corrine didn't flinch at the woman's mocking gaze. She walked past her with cool composure.

When the woman saw Corrine step inside, she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she lingered by the door, eager to see how the scene would unfold.

To her astonishment, not only did Nate not throw Corrine out, but he actually pulled

her into his arms.

In the blink of an eye, the woman's face morphed, her expression a perfect storm

of

disbelief.

the woman. A faint, sly smile curled her crimson lips, as if daring

in a whirlwind of humiliation and rage, she

her, the brief surge of

Indifferent now,

off her waist and lowered herself

the table, swirling it

moment, before suddenly reaching out

onto his lap.

wine glass from

table with quiet authority.

disorienting lift as

furrowed, and instinctively, she tried to shift away, but his arm snaked around her waist,

gaze, the air between them thickening

expression remained composed, her eyebrows arched in silent inquiry as she met. his gaze, her

than necessary. He exhaled slowly, the restlessness in his eyes barely contained. "What did I do to upset you?" His voice softened, a hint of frustration beneath

you upset me?" Corrine shot

smile tugging at the corners of

flat expression, Corrine replied,

like this," Nate said, his voice low and steady. "When you're ready to

away, her body tensing in resistance. "Let

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